I drilled the ball 40@3.5*30. I'm coming off a thumb injury so my rev rate is down a little from last year so i was hoping to get a ball to help me a little more. After drilling the ball, I loved the roll. Bowled about 1.5 games but had install a balance hole. I had 1 3/4 oz side weight and 1/2 oz thumb. I was not on league fresh oil but recent oil so I thought I would place a p3 balance hole. Went back out and I could not carry a 10 pin to save my life. Adjusted surface polish, 2x polish, 1000, 2000, box, no help. The ball rolled up on me no matter what I tried. I went to one of last years balls I had, Mutant Pearl 35@5*35 P1.5 and carried well. (I left my QZ2 and Primal home, plus I'm not in mid-season form) I know the two balls are not intended to roll the same but I want to be prepared for adjustments on the Raptor if the oil pattern stays the same.

Now this is what I need help on.1) Wait for more oil volume2) Plug balance hole and move to p13) Increase drill angle

Justin,Thanks for your rapid response! Do you have a better layout suggestion I should have used. I'm open to redrilling another and using this one for heavier oil. I bowl on THS synthetics and occasional sport shots.

If I were to plug p3 and go with P1 for more backend. Is it possible to drill the thumb deeper to eliminate the thumb weight to drill a bigger p1 or will this increase the problem I'm having?

Always learning!! Like I said it is no fault of the ball only the driller.. me. I underestimated the strength of the Predator Core. I had multiple people come up to me and see what I was throwing, they could see and hear from the other lanes and the bar area this is ball is a beast. Motiv is turning heads.

Let this be a reminder to all. Pro shop operaters are human and we can make a great ball look mediocre if we don't do our homework correctly.

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